The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-14

The Poor's Railroad Manual Company have issued
very useful Directory Of Railway oricaiA" compiled
from oicial information and intended a. supplement
to "Poor's Manual"
Tho Banquet Of Plato translated from tho Greek By
Percy Bysshe Shelley and few Of the iatters miscel
aneous specuaons metaphysics occupy the last vol
ume Of Cassells National Library.
Fighting the Sea-" by Edward A. Rand Thomas
whittaker novel Of the religious type In which the
various operations Of tho United stacs saving SER
vice are infinitely and accurately described A good
book for boys
The Rev. B. W. Arnstt Financial Secretary OF the Afri
can Methodist Episcopal Church has sent n "Ths
Budget" containing the annual reports OF the oncs OF
that organization with religious educational political
and general information pertaining to the colored race
and other interesting matter.
Funk Wagnalls publish, under the title Of Gods
Words to His Children" twenty four sermons by George
Macdonald tho weknown Scottish novelist and preach
Trey selected with excellent judgment from vari
and some Of them are entitled Cnspoken
sermons" or those which have never been delivered
from tho pulpit All are characterized BY simple and
earnest but most winning style The admirers Of DR..
Macdonalds writings will welcome this volume.
The reader who succeeds In making his way through
the enanvements of the obscure plot Of Mr. Asop LET
nngweTs Mystery Of Bar Harbor" &C. W. Dillingham;
will be inclined regret the waste Of time Il is novel
more full Of Inconsistencies and improbabites than any
have met with in years. the hero Ia coward and
scounde the characters without originality and the
dsnouement Is utterly unsanactory and tnconclustvo
And yet in parts 1t Is readable.
Tho nees Of decked yachts owned in the United
States numbers several hundreds besides nearly
thousand steam launches and minor craft The appear
of thorough treatise as Mr.. c. p. Kunhardts
steam Yachts and Launches" Forsst and Stream Pub
fishing Company II therefore timely. The volume ia
intended TO be sucienty comprehensive. and at the
same time elementary to enable the yacht owner
Quire general understanding Of steam motive power
- applied vesselA with specific information and data
covering the practice Ths author bestowI
particular attention upon the construction manage
men and Of machinery and to the principal types
Of yacht machinery. The Illustrations are numerous
and good.
Mrs shillaber's Cook Book" by Lydia shiIlabef
Uhomas y Crowell Coz owes It's appearance to the
authors belief that practical attempt TO apply most Of
the standard cook books to the everyday wants Of the
average household that thereis need Of safe
Guide the house wife who must do her work
teach and direct unskiled servants The gastronomic
rules she lays down certainly have the merit Of brevy
and simplicity and any intelligent beginner In the
culinary by following them carefully ought TO DO
able TO produce sppetinng dishes We cannot com
mend her recipes salad dressings That for lettuce
very bad When will compilers Of cook books under
stand that melted butter and sugar can never take the
place of olive oil What Ia known the plain French
dressing or the familiar rhymed receipt Of Sydney
Smith all that Is needed to give .est to dish Of
culent lettuce. MRS. Partngton" has furnished
characteristic introduction TO tho volume.
The Appleons publish second and revised edition Of
"A Naturalists Rambles About Home" by Charles g.
Abbott The authors home Is Mercer county. New Jer.
sey the birds beasts reptiles and fishes of which de-
scribed by him with considerable ninuteness and an
attractive style He appears to be naturalist by
ture well nurture-one Of those patient invesga.
tors whom weeks months spent in observing the
habits Of insignncAnt creature agreeable
pastime. 1t Is gratifying to know that men Of such
tastes and OF 90 much enthusiasm in the pursuit Of
them are an increasing class The books they produce
are among the most agreeable onSred 70 the public.
Of the reviewers Of the first edition Of M Abbotts
book accused him or naccurscy OF statement because
he attributed. sometimes In the chapter different
habits one and tho same species Of animAa After
examining these charges carefully he announces that
has found TO mako any material change
in the Of tho original edition. He Observes very
truly. that tho sams species 10 not always the
same bird the same animal judged solely
by Its habits. His aim. he says has been
rather to record his Impressions of such he
he them. and he has attempted to make every
he found conform to the rules laid down for Its
conduct by those who to know about ami.
mails than the latter do about themselves